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There is an old saying that goes; “Employees don't quit working for companies, they quit working for their bosses.” Regardless of tenure, position, title, etc., employees who voluntarily leave generally do so out of some type of perceived disconnect with leadership. Furthermore, while the accuracy of exit interviews are somewhat debatable, they no Read More

Although HR departments should be aware of questions that are illegal to ask prospective employees, some hiring managers aren't so savvy. Many illegal questions are easy for just about anyone with elementary social graces to avoid, but others might surprise you. Read More

The old saying (which I'm sick of) is that “you can't manage what you can't measure.” It's a statement with a lot of truth to it, but so is this: “you measure what you manage, so you'd better be sure you're measuring what you want to manage.” Read More

Successful professionals report experiencing "flow" (a la Csikszentmihalyi) in their work. If you want to perform like a superstar, wean yourself from your "continuous partial attention" habits and start enjoying peak performance perks with these four easy tips. Read More

A powerful personal illustration of the strategic importance of asking: Why will it be different this time? (You can't read this and not be moved by it.) Read More

There's nothing wrong with measurement per se. But what results from repetitive microscopic measurement tends to be just the belief that people exist for the company—not the other way 'round. Are you killing the very thing you want to measure? Read More

In a down market, it's easy to become discouraged by the unfairness of it all--and if we're not careful we can slip into feeling sorry for ourselves and the “woe is me” mindset of victimhood. When we run into this kind of adversity, remember the lesson of Lawrence of Arabia: we are indeed masters of our destiny and ultimate success. Read More

In this day and age, where education means everything, I'm finding this generation is lacking in the basic skills and drive to succeed. They're out there floating, checking things out, and when the right fit presents itself, they make their move. It's amazing to me that they operate this way - "Maybe I'll try marketing. Maybe I'll try Read More

Ken Mitan is in jail. Thank goodness. He has stripped and destroyed many businesses, and likely destroyed lives in the process. The short of it is this: Mitan approaches a company that is for sale (usually valued at a few million) with a slick story. For a few years he used his own name, and then aliases. He would offer close to full price Read More